Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 23:48:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 23:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 55° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.20 meters/second, 1584.7 km/hour, 984.7 miles/hour or 855.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 28.1" | 16.41 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 08.1" | 984.56 mi | west | 0° 12' 09.3" | 13.93 mi | south | 984.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 56' 49.4" | 881.02 mi | east | 4° 31' 32.1" | 311.12 mi | south | 927.46 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Victoria | Sun 3:48 AM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  N |
| Port Louis | Sun 3:48 AM | 1114 km | 692 miles | 601 nm |  SSE |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 3:48 AM | 1163 km | 723 miles | 628 nm |  S |
| Antananarivo | Sun 2:48 AM | 1248 km | 775 miles | 674 nm |  SW |
| Moroni | Sun 2:48 AM | 1294 km | 804 miles | 699 nm |  W |
| Mogadishu | Sun 2:48 AM | 1747 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  NW |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 2:48 AM | 1783 km | 1108 miles | 963 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 5:48 AM | 1935 km | 1203 miles | 1045 nm |  E |
| Dodoma | Sun 2:48 AM | 2181 km | 1355 miles | 1177 nm | W |
| Nairobi | Sun 2:48 AM | 2257 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm | WNW |
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